King Snake Roost
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GenresGrunge, noise rock
Years active1985–1990
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Adelaide, Australia |
| Genres | Grunge, noise rock |
| Years active | 1985–1990 |
| Labels | Aberrant Amphetamine Reptile Satellite Megadisc Normal |
| Past members | Charles Tolnay Peter Hill David Quinn Bill Bostle Michael Raymond Craig Rossi Gene Rivet Trigger |
King Snake Roost (also known as KSR) were an Australian noise rock band. King Snake Roost formed in 1985 in Adelaide and in 1987 the band moved to Sydney. The band broke up in 1990 after a two-month tour of the US. In Australia and the USA the band played with some of the most influential noise rock bands of the 1980s, including Sonic Youth, Big Black, Mudhoney, Helmet, Babes In Toyland, Lubricated Goat, feedtime and The Mark of Cain. KSR played at some prestigious 1980s US venues, including, CBGB and Maxwell's.
The band released its second album in 1989, titled Things That Play Themselves.[1]
